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company

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noun

com·​pa·​ny ˈkəmp-nē How to pronounce company (audio)
ˈkəm-pə-
plural companies
often attributive
1
a
: association with another : fellowship
enjoy a person's company
b
: companions, associates
know a person by the company she keeps
c
: visitors, guests
having company for dinner
2
a
: a group of persons or things
a company of horsemen
b
: a body of soldiers
especially : a unit (as of infantry) consisting usually of a headquarters and two or more platoons
c
: an organization of performing artists
a company of actors
d
: the officers and crew of a ship
The captain called a meeting of the ship's company.
e
: a firefighting unit
A hose company was first to arrive at the scene of the fire.
3
a
: a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild
b
: an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise
electric companies
a publishing company
c
: those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name
John Doe and Company

company

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verb

companied; companying

transitive verb

: accompany
… may … fair winds company your safe return. John Masefield

Example Sentences

Noun He runs his own trucking company. She joined the company last year. The company is based in Paris. Her dogs are her only company these days. You can tell a lot about people by the company they keep. Verb in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society may the Good Lord company you on your journey home See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Lawmakers and former officials are especially alarmed by the allegations about the 2011 Twitter decree, because the FTC recently was investigating the company’s data security practices and already found problems. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Google workers protested outside the company’s New York office Thursday. WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 More important for the park, though, is that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will turn a guest favorite attraction over to the company’s first Black princess. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 The company’s chief told The Associated Press on Thursday that the plant only has diesel fuel for 10 days. Karl Ritter, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The company’s big break came in 2011 with the approval of Incivek, a hepatitis C treatment. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Crossen is the company’s senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 But competitors are circling, using the production halt as an argument to try to lure away the company’s customers, Mr. Llacuna said. John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 Those who use the service pay distributors, who then in turn give a percentage to Vann and George’s company. Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English companie, from cumpaignie, from cumpaing companion — more at companion

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of company was in the 13th century

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